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Usage By CountryIt is spoken in Equator, by more than 30,000 people today, in province of Morona-Santiago and also in Peru . Bilingual level estimates for Spanish: 0 14%, 1 30%, 2 25%, 3 20%, 4 10%, 5 1%.

Background Shuar (called "Jivaro" by Spanish-speaking Ecuadorians) is a Jivaroan language of South America, closely related to Achuar but different from Achuar Jivaro of Peru. The people prefer to be called 'Shuar'. The Shuar people of the Ecuadorian Amazon have turned their language into a powerful tool to safeguard their autonomy and cultural identity.